Middleton moving at Muddy Creek

By John Hopkins

Ontario-based motocross racer Trevor Middleton traveled south of the border to compete at Muddy Creek in Tennessee last weekend.

According to an email report from Middleton, he managed solid results in the 4-Stroke class, placing sixth in the first moto and fourth in the other aboard his Edge Performance Kawasaki KX250F.

Middleton also raced the 250 four-stroke in the 125B division, but could only manage a 13th in moto one before crashing on the final lap while holding down fourth spot in moto two.

Middleton’s opening ride in the 4-Stroke class featured an impressive final lap as he passed three riders to claim sixth. A poor start marred the second moto but he fought his way from just inside the top 15 to get as high as second before confusion with a lapped rider on the final lap dropped him to fourth.

Rough starts hampered Middleton’s efforts in the 125B class. In the first moto he battled up to sixth but a tangle with another rider relegated him to a 10th place finish. He managed his best start of the day in the last moto and ran fourth until the final lap, when he went down after his front end washed out.

“Four-stroke class went really good for me,” Middleton said in his email. “Results should have been a lot better in B class, but you learn from your mistakes so just keep practicing them.”